Sunday in Trier

We spent our Sunday afternoon in Trier, Germany, one of several cities built along the Moselle River Valley.  The River Valley is farm and wine country.  It is so lush and green, a lovely afternoon drive from Luxembourg.

Trier is said to be the oldest city in Germany and even older than Rome. It has some impressive ruins to show.  We saw the Porta, which are Roman City Gates built before 200 AD.  We enjoyed the Trierer Dom also, beautiful inside and out!  It is the oldest cathedral in Germany with its original construction beginning in the early 300's.

The pipe organ and dome were particularly impressive.

The boys were definitely intrigued by the street performers dressed in mid evil dinosaur-like costumes.   I thought they were really cool too.

While in the city center, we enjoyed some of the street food, opting for hot fresh waffles with sugar over the many ice cream options.  It's interesting how popular ice cream is here in a climate that is barely hot in the 2 months of summer.  I saw a cafe called "Cafe 1900" that will be returning too.  It had the most beautiful cakes and only cakes.  They did not appear to be for take-away... just to enjoy with your café.

The boys also took turns in the pilot seat of a German fighter jet!  A highlight of the city visit trip for them!